Important Events of Food Technology

By khp
  • Cross-fertilisation in corn is discovered.

    Cross-fertilisation in corn is discovered.

    This event is important because it's the first time a main food crop was cross-fertilized. Then you can combine other food products to make something healthy, tasty, and new.
  • Andrei Nikolaevitch Belozersky isolates pure DNA for the first time.

    Andrei Nikolaevitch Belozersky isolates pure DNA for the first time.

    This is an important event because if you can isolate a living thing's DNA. Then you can combine the DNA with another DNA to make a new organism or food.
  • The biotechnology revolvution arrives: scientists sucessfully create a recombinant organism for the first time by transfering viral DNA into bacterium.

    The biotechnology revolvution arrives: scientists sucessfully create a recombinant organism for the first time by transfering viral DNA into bacterium.

    This is an important event because it proved you can introduce DNA into a live organism. Then you can modifiy the organism to have different characteristics to live.
  • The first deliberate release experiment is conducted by the firm Genetic Sciences, Who inject genetically-modified microbes into trees growing on the company's roof.

    The first deliberate release experiment is conducted by the firm Genetic Sciences, Who inject genetically-modified microbes into trees growing on the company's roof.

    This is an important event because it shows you can inject a genetically modified live organism into a large live tree. Then you can possibly inject the live organism into our foods to kill harmful bacteria in our bodies and foods
  • At the Waite Institute in Adelaide, scientists genetically modify a type of soil bacteria that causes crown gall. The scientists remove the disease and they replace it with a gene that protects the plant from the disease, crown gall.

    At the Waite Institute in Adelaide, scientists genetically modify a type of soil bacteria that causes crown gall. The scientists remove the disease and they replace it with a gene that protects the plant from the disease, crown gall.

    This event is important because if you can kill a disease from a plant, then you can kill a disease that may be in the food we eat. This can lead to less food poisoning or sickness.
  • 1st food products modified by biotechnology, an enzyme for cheese production and yeast for baking, are approval in creates the first GM dairy cow for production of human milk proteins for infant formula.

    1st food products modified by biotechnology, an enzyme for cheese production and yeast for baking, are approval in creates the first GM dairy cow for production of human milk proteins for infant formula.

    This an important event because genetically modified food is now approved approved for human comsuption. Now companies can modify food to be more healthy, grow faster, or reproduce faster.
  • The first genetically engineered food product, the FlavrSavr tomato, receives US Food and Drug Administration approval.

    The first genetically engineered food product, the FlavrSavr tomato, receives US Food and Drug Administration approval.

    This event is important beacause then other companies will try to make other genetically modified foods.The companies can make the food to be more healthy and tasty for the people.
  • Researchers at Scotland's Roslin Institute clone sheep named Dolly, form udder cell of an adult ewe.

    Researchers at Scotland's Roslin Institute clone sheep named Dolly, form udder cell of an adult ewe.

    This event is important because if it's safe to clone sheep, we can start cloning other animals to have more food to eat. If an animal is becoming extinct we can clone the animal until its population is safe again.
  • Rice is the first crop plant to have its genome decoded. Office of the Gene Technology Regulator approves commercial release of cotton in Australia.

    Rice is the first crop plant to have its genome decoded. Office of the Gene Technology Regulator approves commercial release of cotton in Australia.

    This event is important because rice is a main food source for most of the world's population. This means that possibly drought resistant rice could be made.
  • US Food and Drug Admin. conclude that food and food products derived from cloned animals or their offspring are safe to eat as that from non-cloned animals.

    US Food and Drug Admin. conclude that food and food products derived from cloned animals or their offspring are safe to eat as that from non-cloned animals.

    This is an important event because then there will be more food for the people to eat. This can lead prices to go down because there will be more food available to us.
  • Scientists invented a water with flavor, but it would have the same qualities as water like 0 calories.

    Scientists invented a water with flavor, but it would have the same qualities as water like 0 calories.

    This event may be important because then people would drink less soda and more people would drink flavored water. Drinking more flavored water can lead to healthy bodies.
  • Scientists would have invented a food that would be very healthy like spinich, but could choose the flavor like something sweet like ice cream or chocolate or any of their favorite food.

    Scientists would have invented a food that would be very healthy like spinich, but could choose the flavor like something sweet like ice cream or chocolate or any of their favorite food.

    This may be an important event because then people would tend to eat more healthy food and be satisfied with what they have eaten. This can help reduce heart disease and people may live longer.